ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 10, 2024 at 5:48 pm The justices heard oral argument in Smith v. Arizona on Wednesday. (Jesse Collins, Wikimedia Commons) The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared sympathetic to an Arizona man who contends that his constitutional rights were violated when an expert witness testified for the prosecution about [...]read moreCourt appears to favor Arizona man’s confrontation clause claim
ARGUMENT ANALYSIS By Amy Howe on Jan 9, 2024 at 9:52 pm The justices heard oral argument in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado on Tuesday, Jan. 9. (Rena Schild via Shutterstock) Despite a suggestion by Justice Neil Gorsuch that there was “radical agreement” in a California man’s challenge to the constitutionality of the “traffic [...]read moreCourt split over California man’s takings clause dispute
Home Daily News Taking ‘legal long shot,’ Trump’s lawyers… Constitutional Law Taking ‘legal long shot,’ Trump’s lawyers point to impeachment judgment clause in immunity argument By Debra Cassens Weiss January 2, 2024, 2:16 pm CST The Aug. 1, 2023, indictment against former President Donald Trump alleges that he spread lies that election fraud changed the [...]read moreTaking ‘legal long shot,’ Trump’s lawyers point to impeachment judgment clause in immunity argument